Topic: Financial Markets — Neutral reports only
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[2026-05-15 22:00 UTC+10:00] [Hong Kong property] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Tung Chung site draws bids from major developers SHKP, Kerry and Sino Land, reflecting cautious optimism for the residential property market
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[2026-05-15 21:07 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Eight more countries will invest in the project as they accelerate regional trade diversification in sectors ranging from AI to energy
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[2026-05-15 21:07 UTC+10:00] [Denmark] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Eight more countries will invest in the project as they accelerate regional trade diversification in sectors ranging from AI to energy
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[2026-05-15 21:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: There’s not a single trader or sophisticated investor I have spoken to who believes Ryan Cohen, the CEO of troubled video-game retailer GameStop, is really going to buy eBay. And yet, I can’t count this guy out – and neither should you.
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[2026-05-15 20:55 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: Traders are waking this morning in the US to some relative market mayhem and questioning what came first - the oil spike or the geopolitical angst - to trigger these moves as it appears the market finally remembered there's more going on in the world than trading 'short compute' demand to the moon...
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[2026-05-15 20:38 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Cerebras Systems' shares were volatile in early trading Friday after the company completed the largest IPO by a U.S. tech firm in years.
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[2026-05-15 20:31 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Shares of Ben & Jerry's parent company Magnum Ice Cream Company jumped 18% after Reuters reported that Blackstone and CD&R are among firms in the early stages of exploring a bid for the company.
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[2026-05-15 20:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Toss Securities posted record first-quarter operating revenue, driven by a sharp rise in stock trading volume at home and overseas.
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[2026-05-15 20:15 UTC+10:00] [Opinion] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Asia Times
Snippet: Keep independent journalism alive
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[2026-05-15 20:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: On Thursday, shares of Sunnyvale, California-based AI chipmaker Cerebras went public and nearly doubled in the moments after it opened on the Nasdaq at $185 per share. It closed out the day at $311 per share marking a 70% increase in the price of the stock, giving it a $95 billion market cap, and making it the largest IPO of the year so far.
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[2026-05-15 19:25 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The National (UAE)
Snippet: From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
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[2026-05-15 19:20 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Manila Times
Snippet: Filipinos seeking weight-loss treatment were urged to undergo medically supervised and science-based care instead of self-medicating amid the growing popularity of drugs sold through the black market. Wei Sun, general manager of Novo Nordisk, said obesity medications should only be taken with proper consultation, diagnostics, and monitoring from healthcare professionals.
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[2026-05-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [Sport] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Athletes have always been targets for criminals hoping to profit from their wealth. But a new wave of dangers has cropped up in recent years
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[2026-05-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference at the Federal Reserve, following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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[2026-05-15 19:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at a news conference at the Federal Reserve, following the Federal Open Market Committee meeting, in Washington, Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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[2026-05-15 18:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Zero Hedge
Snippet: For decades, Muse Omar Jama made a living swapping currencies in Mogadishu’s Bakara market, where customers once lined up to trade Somali shillings for dollars and mobile money. Now his office sits mostly silent, and the safes around him are stuffed with cash no one wants, according to The Guardian.
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[2026-05-15 18:10 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: The sudden stock market sell-off comes on the back of soaring bond yields globally. (File photo by Tomoki Mera)
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[2026-05-15 17:50 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Kioxia has been increasing its focus on advanced memory products used in AI servers. (Photo by Naoki Hori)
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[2026-05-15 17:18 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AfricaNews
Snippet: King Charles III hosted a garden celebration at Buckingham Palace on Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of The King’s Trust, the youth charity he founded in 1976 using his Royal Navy severance pay during a period of economic hardship in Britain. Formerly known as The Prince’s Trust, the organisation supports disadvantaged young people through education, training and employment programmes in the UK and abroad.
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[2026-05-15 16:35 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks plummeted more than 6 percent Friday, after briefly topping the historic 8,000-point landmark, as investors moved to cash out tech and other market heavyweights after a record-breaking rally amid lingering uncertainties over the Middle East crisis.
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[2026-05-15 16:03 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Thailand's state-owned energy company PTT reported a higher net profit in the January-March quarter, as tensions in the Middle East pushed oil and gas prices higher. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
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[2026-05-15 15:59 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Singapore Airlines has seen Air India drag on its earnings for about five quarters, but analysts and the airline say the investment will pay off in the long term.
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[2026-05-15 15:42 UTC+10:00] [Property / News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Property investors have been pulling out of this weekend’s auctions and showing more caution about purchases, agents said, after this week’s budget curbed investor tax breaks.
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[2026-05-15 15:30 UTC+10:00] [Culture / Art & design] [Factuality: 90]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Somewhere in the rows of blossoming tubs containing hundreds of thousands of $5 plushy flowers, friends Sarah Martinuz and Brianna Beckett excitedly pluck their next arrangement.
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[2026-05-15 15:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Outstanding value of bets passes US$420 billion amid seven-day record run, as investors drive indices to new highs
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[2026-05-15 15:30 UTC+10:00] [leveraged traders] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Outstanding value of bets passes US$420 billion amid seven-day record run, as investors drive indices to new highs
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[2026-05-15 15:21 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: AP News
Snippet: Employees of Hana Bank celebrate in a photo-op to mark the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) of over 8,000 points at a dealing room of Hana Bank in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
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[2026-05-15 15:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Nikkei Asia
Snippet: Oil tankers enter Iran through Taftan, a joint border crossing along the Pakistan-Iran border, on June 19, 2025. Pakistan believes it can help move cargo into and out of Iran and profit from the traffic. © AP
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[2026-05-15 15:04 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Kospi's 8,000 rally proves short-lived as foreign investors expand profit-taking
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[2026-05-15 14:45 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- The country's bourse operator on Friday activated a sell-side sidecar for the benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) as the index fell sharply shortly after briefly topping the historic 8,000-point landmark.
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[2026-05-15 14:21 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: The Korea Forest Service said Friday it was attending the 21st session of the United Nations Forum on Forests at the United Nations Headquarters from May 11-15 to share forest policy achievements and discuss international cooperation.
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[2026-05-15 14:00 UTC+10:00] [Automotive industry] [Factuality: 100]
Source: Guardian Australia
Snippet: Many European motoring manufacturers are in retreat with plants to off–load – while China’s industry is on the march
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[2026-05-15 13:28 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data says Instructure’s payment is a mishandling of crime and firm should invest in boosting cybersecurity instead
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[2026-05-15 13:28 UTC+10:00] [Canvas] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data says Instructure’s payment is a mishandling of crime and firm should invest in boosting cybersecurity instead
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[2026-05-15 13:20 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: Strong growth in wealth management, brokerage and trading businesses lifts earnings at Korea Investment & Securities
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[2026-05-15 13:15 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On this day 40 years ago, the city’s flagship carrier opened to public trading on the stock exchange
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[2026-05-15 13:15 UTC+10:00] [Cathay] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: On this day 40 years ago, the city’s flagship carrier opened to public trading on the stock exchange
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[2026-05-15 12:29 UTC+10:00] [National] [Factuality: 90]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Auto news: Will Australians spend over $100,000 on a Chinese car?
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[2026-05-15 12:23 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- Hanwha Aerospace Co., a defense affiliate of the country's Hanwha Group, said Friday it has teamed up with Estonian defense company Milrem Robotics to enter Romania's unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) market.
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[2026-05-15 12:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South Korea
Snippet: SEOUL, May 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's benchmark Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) briefly jumped above 8,000 points for the first time Friday, powered by persistent optimism on artificial intelligence (AI) and handsome earnings on big technology companies.
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[2026-05-15 11:47 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: As dating grows more expensive, young Koreans are turning to more practical ways to share the bill
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[2026-05-15 11:30 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 90]
Source: New York Post
Snippet: President Trump claimed Thursday that China plans to “invest hundreds of billions of dollars” in the companies run by the CEOs he “surprised” Xi Jinping with during their high-stakes meeting.
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[2026-05-15 11:23 UTC+10:00] [World] [Factuality: 100]
Source: 9News
Snippet: Property News: Australia's most expensive streets, and how much it costs to live in them.
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[2026-05-15 11:12 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: CNBC
Snippet: Hello, this is Dylan writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC's Daily Open.
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[2026-05-15 11:07 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: German carmaker targets Korea’s growing family SUV market with spacious third-row seating, child-friendly practicality
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[2026-05-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [General] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stylish 19-year-old attracts customers by striking a variety of poses as he works with his wok, dangles unlit cigarette from his mouth as gimmick
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[2026-05-15 11:00 UTC+10:00] [China] [Factuality: 100]
Source: South China Morning Post
Snippet: Stylish 19-year-old attracts customers by striking a variety of poses as he works with his wok, dangles unlit cigarette from his mouth as gimmick
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[2026-05-15 10:39 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korean stocks turned higher to breach the landmark 8,000-point level Friday, after opening marginally lower, tracking overnight gains on Wall Street boosted by a rally of artificial intelligence-relates shares and a positive evaluation of the US-China summit.
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[2026-05-15 10:33 UTC+10:00] [Sport / Golf] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Age
Snippet: Australian Min Woo Lee has battled chilly weather and hot greens to claim a share of the lead after the first round of the PGA Championship in Pennsylvania.
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[2026-05-15 10:25 UTC+10:00] [All News] [Factuality: 100]
Source: The Korea Herald
Snippet: South Korea’s main stock index, the Kospi, broke above the 8,000 mark for the first time ever during intraday trading on Friday. The milestone came just seven trading days after the index first surpassed 7,000.
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